Refinitiv, citing five sources, reports Iran has warned Gulf states that any new US strikes on Iranian territory would prompt Iranian retaliation against the region's critical energy infrastructure.

At the midday break in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.11% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 1.09%. Half-day turnover was HKD 142.97 billion. Sector leaders included data-storage, gold, semiconductor and media stocks; online education, oil names and domestic banks underperformed. Notable movers: MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) up >11%, Biren Technology (06082.HK) and China Gold International (02099.HK) up >10%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) up ~8%, China Molybdenum (03993.HK) up ~7%, CNOOC (00883.HK) down nearly 3%, New Oriental (09901.HK) down >2%.

伊朗副外長：美國在信息中表示，已準備好重返其承諾。